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but president obama's position on social security reform really isn't hard to find. in his 2006 book, "the audacity of hope," president obama wrote the problems with the social security trust fund are real but manageable. in 1983, when facing a similar problem, ronald reagan and house speaker tip o'neill got together and shaped a bipartisan plan that stabilized the system for the next 60 years. there is no reason we can't do the same today. this is true. ronald reagan and tip o'neill cut a deal to ensure social security's solvency in the out years. it's not clear why we need to do the same thing today, nor this round of negotiations. right now full benefits in social security are guaranteed until 2038. if there are no changes, 81% of all benefits would still be paid after that. one way to close the gap is to increase the payroll tax by 1.6%. another way is to lift the $110,000 cap on payroll taxes. reform is possible without drastic cuts to benefits. and that's where the argument is right now, benefit cuts now. that's what the republicans want because, remember, they
but president obama's position on social security reform really isn't hard to find. in his 2006 book, "the audacity of hope," president obama wrote the problems with the social security trust fund are real but manageable. in 1983, when facing a similar problem, ronald reagan and house speaker tip o'neill got together and shaped a bipartisan plan that stabilized the system for the next 60 years. there is no reason we can't do the same today. this is true. ronald reagan and tip o'neill...
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in a speech last week, president obama laid out reforms but stopped short of getting rid of those programs. >> we cannot unilaterally disarm our intelligence agencies. the review group turned up no indication this database has been intentionally abused. >> reporter: verizon reports received more than 1,000 requests for customer's information. that was just last 84. plus now, a top microsoft attorney is suggesting their foreign cleent's information be stored outside the u.s., betty. >> thank you for that report. dramatic video of protests in kiev, the largely peaceful plo tests ended in violence. protesters are angry over the president's decision to turn away from the european union and support russia. two protesters were actually killed wednesday and more violence is feared. just released video shows the dramatic rescue of a new mexico woman from a bunking car early sunday morning. you have to take a look at this. the car burst into flames after crashing from the pole t. driver was unconscious, but quick action by three albuquerque police officers is credited with saving her life. it is al
in a speech last week, president obama laid out reforms but stopped short of getting rid of those programs. >> we cannot unilaterally disarm our intelligence agencies. the review group turned up no indication this database has been intentionally abused. >> reporter: verizon reports received more than 1,000 requests for customer's information. that was just last 84. plus now, a top microsoft attorney is suggesting their foreign cleent's information be stored outside the u.s., betty....
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immigration reform. nbc news is reporting tonight the sweeping bill to overhaul the nation's immigration system cleared its first major hurdle today with the 18-member committee charged with completing a first round of legislative edits voting to advance the bill to the full senate. the vote in the senate judiciary committee was not close. 13-5. three republicans, senators jeff flake of arizona, lindsey graham of south carolina, and orrin hatch of utah joined the panel's ten democrats to vote for the bill. in an emotional moment shortly before final passage committee chairman patrick leahy of vermont announced he would not call for a vote on an amendment that would have recognized the marriages of same-sex spouses in immigration law. the measure will now head to the senate floor without that amendment. meaning no protections for same-sex spouses. on tuesday the top republican in the upper chamber, minority leader mitch mcconnell, said he will not block the immigration proposal from being debated by the f
immigration reform. nbc news is reporting tonight the sweeping bill to overhaul the nation's immigration system cleared its first major hurdle today with the 18-member committee charged with completing a first round of legislative edits voting to advance the bill to the full senate. the vote in the senate judiciary committee was not close. 13-5. three republicans, senators jeff flake of arizona, lindsey graham of south carolina, and orrin hatch of utah joined the panel's ten democrats to vote...
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. >> gun violence reform was more popular than before. we saw nothing after sandy hook and year after year for president obama and vice president biden in tears literally after sandy hook. if you can't get meaningful action out of this congress after you have 20 children killed in their elementary school, what will it take? >> that is the central question when it comes to gun reform. i remember being a reporter and going to sandy hook, going to some of the funerals of some of those children, small, small caskets. it felt like the nation was going to change everything, that it was going to shift after 6-year-olds murdered by assault weapons. congress was not ever able to have a deal. if there was no change after sandy hook, what can be done? you saw the vice president, president, attorney general, when talking about the need for gun reform, they were clear about the fact this is not an easy problem to fix. the president talked about the urgency of this. he said it is an international embarrassment, an epidemic. he said enough prayers, time
. >> gun violence reform was more popular than before. we saw nothing after sandy hook and year after year for president obama and vice president biden in tears literally after sandy hook. if you can't get meaningful action out of this congress after you have 20 children killed in their elementary school, what will it take? >> that is the central question when it comes to gun reform. i remember being a reporter and going to sandy hook, going to some of the funerals of some of those...
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and reagan was in favor of a ban on assault weapons just like president obama. >> right, and that comment was a way of saying that these are very centrist reforms, really common sense things that most americans agree with. he emphasized that in a few ways and a few times during that time. and i think the framing you're talking about, too, is really important. it is not just guns they're looking at. they're looking at mental health and research, links between violent media. you know, they are looking at more armed school resource officers at schools and providing funding for that. but i think constantly framing it, these are things that just make sense that the majority of americans support. and how can the republicans be so intransigent, not be even willing to discuss or consider any of these measures. >> richard, a month ago we heard the pundits say hand it off to joe biden and you will be involved in a senate committee process and lose all the momentum. well, this president/joe biden team, in the meantime, solved the fiscal cliff situation. joe biden reached the final deal with mr. mcco
and reagan was in favor of a ban on assault weapons just like president obama. >> right, and that comment was a way of saying that these are very centrist reforms, really common sense things that most americans agree with. he emphasized that in a few ways and a few times during that time. and i think the framing you're talking about, too, is really important. it is not just guns they're looking at. they're looking at mental health and research, links between violent media. you know, they...
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but president obama's position on social security reform really isn't hard to find. in his 2006 book, "the audacity of hope," president obama wrote, "the problems with the social security trust fund are real but manageable. in 1983, when facing a similar problem, ronald reagan and house speaker tip o'neill got together and shaped a bipartisan plan that stabilized the system for the next 60 years. there is no reason we can't do the same today." this is true. ronald reagan and tip o'neill cut a deal to ensure social security's solvency in the out years. it's not clear why we need to do the same thing today, nor this round of negotiations. right now full benefits in social security are guaranteed until 2038. if there are no changes, 81% of all benefits would still be paid after that. one way to close the gap is to increase the payroll tax by 1.6%. another way is to lift the $110,000 cap on payroll taxes. reform is possible without drastic cuts to benefits. and that's where the argument is right now, benefit cuts now. that's what the republicans want because, remember, t
but president obama's position on social security reform really isn't hard to find. in his 2006 book, "the audacity of hope," president obama wrote, "the problems with the social security trust fund are real but manageable. in 1983, when facing a similar problem, ronald reagan and house speaker tip o'neill got together and shaped a bipartisan plan that stabilized the system for the next 60 years. there is no reason we can't do the same today." this is true. ronald reagan and...
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reforms to gun laws and gun policies, to try to find a way to advance gun safety somehow, to try to find a way around the obstacles that had made any kind of progress on that issue completely politically impossible since the early 2000s. all the while, the country was experiencing more and more and more increasingly horrific single shooter mass killings, gun massacres every year, while it became increasingly impossible to do absolutely anything. in response to them. president obama put joe biden, then vice president, in charge of leading a task force in the obama administration to try to find a way around what could be done. vice president took charge of that and they moved very, very fast. it was december 14th, 2012, when the sandy hook elementary school shooting happened, 26 little kids and teachers and school staff. that was a friday, december 14th. before the next week was up, the following thursday on december 20th, then vice president joe biden had already started convening the first meetings in washington. >> the president asked me to convene this meeting with you and we will
reforms to gun laws and gun policies, to try to find a way to advance gun safety somehow, to try to find a way around the obstacles that had made any kind of progress on that issue completely politically impossible since the early 2000s. all the while, the country was experiencing more and more and more increasingly horrific single shooter mass killings, gun massacres every year, while it became increasingly impossible to do absolutely anything. in response to them. president obama put joe...
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but president obama's position on social security reform really isn't hard to find. in his 2006 book, "the audacity of hope," president obama wrote, "the problems with the social security trust fund are real but manageable. in 1983, when facing a similar problem, ronald reagan and house speaker tip o'neill got together and shaped a bipartisan plan that stabilized the system for the next 60 years. there is no reason we can't do the same today." this is true. ronald reagan and tip o'neill cut a deal to ensure social security's solvency in the out years. it's not clear why we need to do the same thing today, nor this round of negotiations. right now full benefits in social security are guaranteed until 2038. if there are no changes, 81% of all benefits would still be paid after that. one way to close the gap is to increase the payroll tax by 1.6%. another way is to lift the $110,000 cap on payroll taxes. reform is possible without drastic cuts to benefits. and that's where the argument is right now, benefit cuts now. that's what the republicans want because, remember, t
but president obama's position on social security reform really isn't hard to find. in his 2006 book, "the audacity of hope," president obama wrote, "the problems with the social security trust fund are real but manageable. in 1983, when facing a similar problem, ronald reagan and house speaker tip o'neill got together and shaped a bipartisan plan that stabilized the system for the next 60 years. there is no reason we can't do the same today." this is true. ronald reagan and...
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for obama, there's already a new challenge to obama care coming through the federal courts. whatever he does and congress does on immigration reform, climate change, they will all be challenged. and so, i think what you have here is the president making a big move and finally signaling that he is ready to take seriously the lower federal courts and make this a priority. which given his record thus far is surprising. >> yeah, that has been one of the parts of the presidency in the first term, i think that a lot of people felt was not great and that was a combination of what the white house did and obstruction. but the big question now becomes what happens next. if republicans filibuster all three, my sense is, that's a great way of showing the notion of exceptional is ridiculous, right? because it can't just happen to be that all three of these nominees, all of whom seem fairly safe are exceptionally bad. >> right. and it also shines a big light on these delay tactics, which should increase the political price for them, right. because obstructionism of this kind is not a main
for obama, there's already a new challenge to obama care coming through the federal courts. whatever he does and congress does on immigration reform, climate change, they will all be challenged. and so, i think what you have here is the president making a big move and finally signaling that he is ready to take seriously the lower federal courts and make this a priority. which given his record thus far is surprising. >> yeah, that has been one of the parts of the presidency in the first...
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people said that we were never going to be able to pass health care reform. and the president took his case to the american people and now we have the affordable care act, obama care. people also said there was no way this president was going to get re-elected. but he took his case to the america people and presented two paths and two visions and they chose president obama's path and president obama's vision. president obama's on the right side of history here. he's on the right side of how to keep our children and americans safe. and the nra is on the side of gun manufacturers and selling as many guns and making sure that we don't do anything to make progress on this really devastating tragedy that we absolutely have to make sure we can address. >> congresswoman debbie wasserman shultz, as always, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> coming up, what are boehner and the boys saying about guns at their williamsburg retreat? stay with us. >> in the month since 20 precious children and 6 brave adults were violently taken from us at sandy hook elem
people said that we were never going to be able to pass health care reform. and the president took his case to the american people and now we have the affordable care act, obama care. people also said there was no way this president was going to get re-elected. but he took his case to the america people and presented two paths and two visions and they chose president obama's path and president obama's vision. president obama's on the right side of history here. he's on the right side of how to...
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soon after that families met with president obama. nicole hockley introduced the president when he spoke in connecticut. the families met with the president. eleven family members traveled back with him to washington, d.c. on air force one and when they got to washington, d.c. they started the process of meeting with senators. again, summoning the strength, meeting these senators directly, explaining, talking about who it was that they lost and what it means to them and how this senator's vote, you, senator, look at me eye to eye, could help stop this from happening to somebody else's child. and at the end of those meetings 22 senators who have "a" ratings with the nra voted with the majority to move the debate forward. to defeat the filibuster. to at least let it come for a vote. 22 senators with "a" ratings from the nra were on the let it go forward side of that vote. tonight and tomorrow, there are dozens of pro reform events planned all over the country. in arizona tonight, starting tomorrow in california and colorado and florida,
soon after that families met with president obama. nicole hockley introduced the president when he spoke in connecticut. the families met with the president. eleven family members traveled back with him to washington, d.c. on air force one and when they got to washington, d.c. they started the process of meeting with senators. again, summoning the strength, meeting these senators directly, explaining, talking about who it was that they lost and what it means to them and how this senator's vote,...
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chris murphy who led the fight for gun safety reform joins me next. he talks about the progress made and not made in the intervening decade. that's coming up next. e interve decade that's coming up next. well, we fell in love through gaming. but now the internet lags and it throws the whole thing off. when did you first discover this lag? i signed us up for t-mobile home internet. ugh! but, we found other interests. i guess we have. [both] finch! let's go! oh yeah! it's not the same. what could you do to solve the problem? we could get xfinity? that's actually super adult of you to suggest. i can't wait to squad up. i love it when you talk nerdy to me. guy, guys, guys, we're still in session. and i don't know what the heck you're talking about. >>> i know there's not a parent in america who doesn't feel the same overwhelming grief that i do. the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives had head of them, birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own.
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era, immigration reform. the first major hurdle was cleared today. they voted to advance the bill to the full senate. the vote in the senate judiciary committee was not close. 13-5. three republicans joined the panel's ten democrats to vote for the bill. in an emotional moment, patrick leahy of vermont announced he would not call for a vote on amendment that would have recognized marriages of same-sex spouses in immigration law. the measure will head to the senate floor without that amendment meaning no protection for same-sex spouses. mitch mcconnell said he will not block the immigration proposal from being debated from the full senate. john boehner offered his condolences to people in moore ordering flags being flown at half-staff and then it was back to business as usual. >> whether it's benghazi, irs, justice department investigating journalists, the congress of the united states and the american people need to know what the truth is to hold this administration accountable. over on the senate side, the p
era, immigration reform. the first major hurdle was cleared today. they voted to advance the bill to the full senate. the vote in the senate judiciary committee was not close. 13-5. three republicans joined the panel's ten democrats to vote for the bill. in an emotional moment, patrick leahy of vermont announced he would not call for a vote on amendment that would have recognized marriages of same-sex spouses in immigration law. the measure will head to the senate floor without that amendment...
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reform. after superstorm sandy hit, residents get what they have been demanding from congress. all that and a change for the boy scouts. the heat is on at the white house and burglars beware. good morning, i'm mara. the groundwork is laid and president obama will detail the plans for the broadest overhaul in nearly three decades. the president will make his announcement a day after senators unveil their plan. nbcs tracie potts is live with more. good morning. >> reporter: mara, good morning. the president and lawmakers are talking about it. this time we could see action because both sides are motivated. if congress drags its feet on immigration, the white house has a plan ready. president obama will lay it out today in las vegas. the white house says it's similar to what democrats and republicans introduced monday. >> we are going to get pushback but americans are saying let's get it fixed. they are in line for citizenship after paying fees and learn english. >> no one should expect the membe
reform. after superstorm sandy hit, residents get what they have been demanding from congress. all that and a change for the boy scouts. the heat is on at the white house and burglars beware. good morning, i'm mara. the groundwork is laid and president obama will detail the plans for the broadest overhaul in nearly three decades. the president will make his announcement a day after senators unveil their plan. nbcs tracie potts is live with more. good morning. >> reporter: mara, good...
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remember, when president obama asked joe biden to head up this effort looking at potential reform, remember, he initially said the effort was supposed to produce recommendations by the end of january. and so it was big news last week when we heard that vice president biden was actually planning to report to the president early. he wasn't waiting until the end of january. he was going to report in mid-january. he was planning on reporting hi recommendations by tomorrow, by tuesday. but then today at this press conference, we learned that actually, the vice president has already made his report to the president today. the vice president pushing up the time frame yet again. and president obama saying today that he will make further remarks later this week telling us what is going to happen next, given those recommendations. this is faster than the president even said it was going to happen. and he initially said it was going to happen fast. speed it turns out is central to the strategy. and that is turning out to be true both in washington and in the states that are moving ahead. as we speak,
remember, when president obama asked joe biden to head up this effort looking at potential reform, remember, he initially said the effort was supposed to produce recommendations by the end of january. and so it was big news last week when we heard that vice president biden was actually planning to report to the president early. he wasn't waiting until the end of january. he was going to report in mid-january. he was planning on reporting hi recommendations by tomorrow, by tuesday. but then...
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it was that fear of the unknown that killed health care reform back in the 1990s. fueled by those who made a lot, a lot of money from the status quo being preserved and that is the very reason that president obama and democrats pushing for health care reform in 2009 so hammered home the message, don't worry, if you have insurance, nothing's going to change for you. they also designed the entire policy of the affordable care act around making good on that promise. the overwhelming majority of americans as much as 78% who have employer provided coverage or medicare or medicaid aren't seeing their plans change. but no amount of policy design or blanket promises can change the bedrock truth we are seeing now. change, real change, like the kind the affordable care act represents, is hard, and unwielding and it requires disruption. and some people aren't going to like it. election night is a good time to remind ourselves of the simple basic truth. politicians may try to hide or hedge that truth, but we shouldn't, because it is elemental to what it means to be a progressi
it was that fear of the unknown that killed health care reform back in the 1990s. fueled by those who made a lot, a lot of money from the status quo being preserved and that is the very reason that president obama and democrats pushing for health care reform in 2009 so hammered home the message, don't worry, if you have insurance, nothing's going to change for you. they also designed the entire policy of the affordable care act around making good on that promise. the overwhelming majority of...
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it forms and reforms over different issues. as karen said, yesterday it could be health care. today it's guns. let's face this for what this really is. this is not really -- the obama administration knows that the last thing they want to do is to portray themselves as anything even close to confiscating guns. that's why even in their language, they talk about curbing gun violence. they don't use the word gun control. they do that as a way to try and avoid some of this insane talk about hitler who you should never, never, by the way, invoke because that is -- >> i entirely agree and i think all of us wood. >> absolutely. everyone would, and i think it diminishes any intelligent discussion of how to curb gun violence when you go that way. >> absolutely. i want you all to hear from the pied piper of lunatic conspiracy theories on the right. take a listen, please, to the one and only rush limbaugh. >> talking about guns and executive orders. if given the chance, they'd take your gun away from you. what in the world are you talking about? executive orders for what? taking guns. con
it forms and reforms over different issues. as karen said, yesterday it could be health care. today it's guns. let's face this for what this really is. this is not really -- the obama administration knows that the last thing they want to do is to portray themselves as anything even close to confiscating guns. that's why even in their language, they talk about curbing gun violence. they don't use the word gun control. they do that as a way to try and avoid some of this insane talk about hitler...
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civil reform. >> one thing we haven't mentioned is his attack on maxine waters last night calling her a low-life intellect. >> we saw visual attacks on maxine waters and oprah. there are racial implications there, governor. >> i've been in contact with maxine waters many times. she knows her stuff, and she'll cut you to ribbons. she is no low-level intellect by any stretch of the imagination. >> for a man who doesn't read books, i don't think he ought to talk about people's intellect. thank you, governor rendell, sir michael singleton. >>> coming up, al qaeda, isis, boca raton. now our governor says the nra should be right there with them. i'll explain, next. n... but you can feel confident in our investment experience around the world. call us or your advisor... t. rowe price. invest with confidence. afi sure had a lot on my mind. my 30-year marriage... ...my 3-month old business... plus...what if this happened again? i was given warfarin in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me? so i made a point to talk to my doctor. he told me about eliquis. eliquis treats
civil reform. >> one thing we haven't mentioned is his attack on maxine waters last night calling her a low-life intellect. >> we saw visual attacks on maxine waters and oprah. there are racial implications there, governor. >> i've been in contact with maxine waters many times. she knows her stuff, and she'll cut you to ribbons. she is no low-level intellect by any stretch of the imagination. >> for a man who doesn't read books, i don't think he ought to talk about...
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on wednesday the first lady, michelle obama, is going to be traveling to chicago with plans to address the issue of gun violence there. it is rare for the first lady to give a policy speech like this, especially on a contentious matter that is yet to come up before the congress. so expect a lot of attention to that event with the first lady in chicago on wednesday. while the president was making his remarks in connecticut today, the top republican in the senate, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell wasted for time. he issued this statement saying that he would join efforts to block a vote on gun legislation in the senate, no matter what's in the legislation. he will join a filibuster effort. mitch mcconnell that means will join 13 other senate republicans who are pledging to block any gun legislation from even coming up for a vote. these are the 14. and these are not senators who are saying they will vote no. they want there to be no vote at all for anybody, not even on issues like universal background checks. they are pledging to filibuster. a group called the coalition to stop gu
on wednesday the first lady, michelle obama, is going to be traveling to chicago with plans to address the issue of gun violence there. it is rare for the first lady to give a policy speech like this, especially on a contentious matter that is yet to come up before the congress. so expect a lot of attention to that event with the first lady in chicago on wednesday. while the president was making his remarks in connecticut today, the top republican in the senate, senate republican leader mitch...
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when democrats moved some elements of president obama's gun reform through the judiciary committee a few weeks ago, it would have made it a felony and bigger deal, that measure passed out of committee with all the democratic votes on the committee but only one republican, iowa senator chuck grassley, all the other senators on the committee voted against strengthening the penalties for straw purchases, penalties for people who buy a weapon because they can pass the background check and knowingly pass the weapon off to someone who cannot pass the background check. these are the senators who voted against that in committee, orrin hatch, lindsey graham, ted cruz, jeff flake and jeff sessions all voted against strengthening the penalties for straw purchases. also today, there has been a huge release of new information about the elementary school shooting at newtown, connecticut, information in some cases different from what we thought we had known before. in detailed, very long search warrant reports released by connecticut prosecutors today, we learned a lot of new information about sand
when democrats moved some elements of president obama's gun reform through the judiciary committee a few weeks ago, it would have made it a felony and bigger deal, that measure passed out of committee with all the democratic votes on the committee but only one republican, iowa senator chuck grassley, all the other senators on the committee voted against strengthening the penalties for straw purchases, penalties for people who buy a weapon because they can pass the background check and knowingly...
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obama is losing on gun control. gun reform, period, is losing steam. that's the common wisdom, right? and this is not to single out any of these prognosticators or pundits as unusually wrong or unusually cynical about this country. they're basing this on what has happened in the past. because in the past, even after mass shootings, efforts at real serious meaningful gun reform have failed, or at least they have fizzled out. for the people who are pushing for reform on this issue right now are also aware of that past history of failure. and they are determined evidently by how they are behaving to break that pattern of failure this time after this massacre. and here is how you can tell. if you have a vague feeling that there has been a qualitatively different reaction to this particular mass shooting as compared to others, you are correct in feeling that way. look at what has happened. the shooting at sandy hook happened on december 14th, okay? on december 16th, two days later, the president travelled to connecticut to speak at an interfaith prayer vigi
obama is losing on gun control. gun reform, period, is losing steam. that's the common wisdom, right? and this is not to single out any of these prognosticators or pundits as unusually wrong or unusually cynical about this country. they're basing this on what has happened in the past. because in the past, even after mass shootings, efforts at real serious meaningful gun reform have failed, or at least they have fizzled out. for the people who are pushing for reform on this issue right now are...
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they went to welfare reform and extraneous things where they're basically like let's get your voters angry, uncomfortable, get them to come up because they hate the guy. the problem is not enough americans hate barack obama -- >> i'll tell you what i'm impressed by is obama bringing in the cavalry. he brought in colin powell. said are you going to endorse or not, and he wouldn't tell me. just at the right time. he got bloomberg coming out -- >> and by the way -- >> now the biggest endorsement you can get, the best surrogate on this planet is bill clinton. the former president has been all over the country for obama. he's lost his voice he's working so hard. here he was in florida today. let's take a look. five stops down there. >> what president obama is saying, look at me, i'm always willing to work with republicans, i work with governor christie in new jersey on sandy. i tried to work with him on the budget. i tried to work with him on health care. and what they say is we'll work with the democrats if you put us in charge. now, that's the message, and you just have to decide whethe
they went to welfare reform and extraneous things where they're basically like let's get your voters angry, uncomfortable, get them to come up because they hate the guy. the problem is not enough americans hate barack obama -- >> i'll tell you what i'm impressed by is obama bringing in the cavalry. he brought in colin powell. said are you going to endorse or not, and he wouldn't tell me. just at the right time. he got bloomberg coming out -- >> and by the way -- >> now the...
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today that he could do as president on reforming gun laws. even if congress refuses to do anything themselves. and the policy level, there's a lot of interesting specific stuff. on the political level though, the thing that is remarkable here, of course, is the level of upset caused by this issue. how upset the right gets about the president doing anything at all on this issue, and also how strongly and sometimes how strongly upset the president feels about this issue personally. and a key to that is the interview here next. does your makeup remover every kiss-proof,ff? cry-proof, stay-proof look? neutrogena® makeup remover does. it erases 99% of your most stubborn makeup with one towelette. need any more proof than that? neutrogena. does your makeup remover every kiss-proof,ff? cry-proof, stay-proof look? neutrogena® makeup remover does. it erases 99% of your most stubborn makeup with one towelette. need any more proof than that? neutrogena. >>> our president is not much of a crier. our former speaker of the house was a crier. one of the m
today that he could do as president on reforming gun laws. even if congress refuses to do anything themselves. and the policy level, there's a lot of interesting specific stuff. on the political level though, the thing that is remarkable here, of course, is the level of upset caused by this issue. how upset the right gets about the president doing anything at all on this issue, and also how strongly and sometimes how strongly upset the president feels about this issue personally. and a key to...
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once obama started to talk about tax reform only as closing loopholes, it's difficult for them to swallow. >> john, i want to talk about a couple of thing that is are very serious, serious pain that's inflicted on people who can least afford it. 125,000 families at risk of becoming homeless because of the losing rental assistance. 100,000 homeless people could be removed from emergency shelters. 600,000 to 800,000 people could lose access to wic ben filths, aid to families so that their children can get the fortified milk they need. and yet, while that's going on, wall street is booming. can you explain perhaps why wall street is doing so well despite what's going on with the sequester cuts? >> well, i mean, without an economics degree, i think it's hard to really explain all of this but it does seem to me that a large part of wall street's continued vibrancy is due in some degree the fed's low interest rates and continued quantitative easing and continuing to have an easy money policy. and it is discouraging. i mean, we wish that wages were higher. we wish that there were more jobs. the
once obama started to talk about tax reform only as closing loopholes, it's difficult for them to swallow. >> john, i want to talk about a couple of thing that is are very serious, serious pain that's inflicted on people who can least afford it. 125,000 families at risk of becoming homeless because of the losing rental assistance. 100,000 homeless people could be removed from emergency shelters. 600,000 to 800,000 people could lose access to wic ben filths, aid to families so that their...
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obama said reform by executive order. you imagine? we'll have lawsuits, attacks. >> do you think it is a smart move to do a big executive order? >> sure. i think she do it because he's been saying it a long time. he should go ahead and do it. >> that will rip the scab off. >> it really is. >> if he wants to govern. >> he mate as well forget any details. >> this is the argument i hear from people on the left. when people like boehner can't deal. they're useless. mitch mcconnell wants to destroy guy. do the big stuff. have them hate you. on fox and everywhere else. live with it. at least you'll have a fan club with hispanics. you will say good. >> it is almost better if for republicans for 2016, if they don't win the senate right now. if they win the senate right now, mitch mcconnell will have to deliver something. >> he just -- i thought i made the point. the geronimos don't want to have a record. they want to go at them. >> that's his problem. how does he deliver anything? when a huge portion of his conference. >> mitch mcconnell just
obama said reform by executive order. you imagine? we'll have lawsuits, attacks. >> do you think it is a smart move to do a big executive order? >> sure. i think she do it because he's been saying it a long time. he should go ahead and do it. >> that will rip the scab off. >> it really is. >> if he wants to govern. >> he mate as well forget any details. >> this is the argument i hear from people on the left. when people like boehner can't deal. they're...
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president obama announced proposals for sweeping reforms to gun laws in this country in the wake of the horror at the wake of the horror at sandy hook elementary, it's gut check time for america. >> this is our first task as a soet. keeping our children safe. this is how we will be judged. >> horrible gun violence is not isolated to one cold december day in connecticut. every day wasted leads to more lost lives. >> keeping our children safe. precious children and six brave adults were violently taken from us at sandyhook, elementary. more than 900 of our fellow americans have reportedly died at the enof a gun. 900 in the past month. and every day we wait, that number will keep going. >> over the past month, vice president joe biden and his task force is met with 229 groups from around the country. biden's task force provided a road map for the long drive ahead. >> while there is no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence completely, no piece of legislation that will prevent every tragedy, every act of evil. if there is even one thing we can do to reduce this
president obama announced proposals for sweeping reforms to gun laws in this country in the wake of the horror at the wake of the horror at sandy hook elementary, it's gut check time for america. >> this is our first task as a soet. keeping our children safe. this is how we will be judged. >> horrible gun violence is not isolated to one cold december day in connecticut. every day wasted leads to more lost lives. >> keeping our children safe. precious children and six brave...
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what about when you voted against things like obama care and the american jobs act? there are a lot of policies in the american government that don't fit jeff sessions new litmus test but only uses it it when it comes to immigration reform. >> and the reason, and i think the thing that unites corker and sessions, is what is driving opposition to comprehensive immigration reform is an ethnic anxiety about diffusion, about losing the kind of america people had. we have progressed politically where you can't champion that as the reason to be against it. what has to happen is republican members of congress have to reverse engineer reasons to oppose it, but they are representing the cultural anxieties of their base. >> this was the danger of the report. what it did was it took the bloodless language of the budget away from them. they can't say it will increase the deficit or hurt the economy. now they are coming into weird corners. maybe it will hurt average wages. they don't want to use the gains of immigration to help workers because they are not worried about workers.
what about when you voted against things like obama care and the american jobs act? there are a lot of policies in the american government that don't fit jeff sessions new litmus test but only uses it it when it comes to immigration reform. >> and the reason, and i think the thing that unites corker and sessions, is what is driving opposition to comprehensive immigration reform is an ethnic anxiety about diffusion, about losing the kind of america people had. we have progressed...
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obama's been re-elected. the mirrors the dynamic that led to the shutdown. the difference is immigration reform doesn't pass, there's no shutdown, you kind of get stuck with the sub optimal status quo. you have this project that the leadership and the republican party wants to get done. they want to pass an comprehensive immigration reform bill and get this off the table before there's another national election. and they run like a brick wall into the right flank of the party which kind of controls house speaker john boehner operates and he doesn't want to cross them because he doesn't necessarily want to lose his job. even though it's the sort of thing where this bill is sitting there in the house and it can pass if it was just put on the floor or something similar put on the floor, but there's -- a very powerful tail wagging that dog. it's just going to sit there unless somehow these constituencies you were talking about manage to change john boehner's mind about it. there's no sign that's going to happen.
obama's been re-elected. the mirrors the dynamic that led to the shutdown. the difference is immigration reform doesn't pass, there's no shutdown, you kind of get stuck with the sub optimal status quo. you have this project that the leadership and the republican party wants to get done. they want to pass an comprehensive immigration reform bill and get this off the table before there's another national election. and they run like a brick wall into the right flank of the party which kind of...
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." >>> the heart of president obama's health reform law, the signature law of his administration began its rocky rollout in 2013, and well, kind of sucked for a while. the website didn't work at first and the obama administration was forced in varying degrees to label it the employer mandate for individual coverage and issue a penalty for not buying it. overall, not awesome. but here's the thing, it is also not terrible. it's lowering the deficit over time. the government is not choosing your doctor. and yes, despite what you might have heard from right-wing media, insurance purchased on the health exchange does cover babies. if you take anything away from the story of obama care in 2013, it should be that obama care is here, it's what we have and we have to and can make it work. you might have done a double take if you saw "the new york times" front-page news analysis today. the paper of record headlining its lead story online -- "health law rollout stumbles draw parallel's to bush's hurricane response." of course, obama's katrina is such a lame, played-out right-wing meme that it was
." >>> the heart of president obama's health reform law, the signature law of his administration began its rocky rollout in 2013, and well, kind of sucked for a while. the website didn't work at first and the obama administration was forced in varying degrees to label it the employer mandate for individual coverage and issue a penalty for not buying it. overall, not awesome. but here's the thing, it is also not terrible. it's lowering the deficit over time. the government is not...
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>> you literally have to have president obama nationalize the insurance industry. a and i know a lot of republicans have accused him of that, but the reality is, he's not done that. so what that means is, insurance companies drop plans, we have had our plans dropped, nothing to do with obama care, this happened years ago, before it was even legislation. insurance companies changed plans all the time. i don't know what someone could have thought if president obama was guaranteeing them their plan would stay in effect in perpetuity. he couldn't do that unless he took over the market. >> one point i'll make in the president's defense is this, any conservative reform of the health care system would also result in changes in the health insurance market. and republicans in being so vigorous in defending the status quo pre-aca, that if they -- >> one of the biggest ones, white and bennett that got a tremendous amount of traction in the right wonk circles, which i think is about four people, that would have gotten rid of the deferred tax treatment that employer based healt
>> you literally have to have president obama nationalize the insurance industry. a and i know a lot of republicans have accused him of that, but the reality is, he's not done that. so what that means is, insurance companies drop plans, we have had our plans dropped, nothing to do with obama care, this happened years ago, before it was even legislation. insurance companies changed plans all the time. i don't know what someone could have thought if president obama was guaranteeing them...
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president obama privately indicated he is willing to stick his neck out and durbin willing to do that and will nor liberal democrats come to the table with entitlement reform. we'll see if that is a bigger dynamic that changes this week. >> what is the danger i guess is one question because there are democrats like patty murray saying it isn't a cliff, it is a slope. >> the danger is a massive sudden drop in government spending and even if you hate government spending, spending does keep the economy going and when you cut that much spending all at once abruptly you create a shock to the economy and that is dangerous and there are economists that say it could send us into recession again. >> it is not going to happen immediately on january 1st is their point. >> the alternative perspective is if you believe in preserving entitlements, social security, an eventual deal, a real deal, how much different would it really look from what is on the table with the fiscal cliff? >> that's a good question. let me read to you what congressman peter difazoo told politico. if the republicans can't s
president obama privately indicated he is willing to stick his neck out and durbin willing to do that and will nor liberal democrats come to the table with entitlement reform. we'll see if that is a bigger dynamic that changes this week. >> what is the danger i guess is one question because there are democrats like patty murray saying it isn't a cliff, it is a slope. >> the danger is a massive sudden drop in government spending and even if you hate government spending, spending does...
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president obama's victory last t wa thanks tomograp÷@hics. one group that came out latinos. performingter than four years ago when he got 7% of that vote. key incoloradome now is latino focontributor and usa todaymnest raul reyes. i known being here with me this morning. >> mypleasure. >> let's get into this. there was a huge turnout a had courted campaign went aftergressively and it worked. what does it mn now over theears t vote showed uphim.s should be delivered upon. of showing up i can tell you the hispanics on all sides of the political spectrum so excited and zwenergized. byon but this i and we did. we're in line with projections. so that is a huge been called the sleeping giant. we're awakáye because he has admitted that immigration reform was his greatest failure in his first term and he has promised that he will push for it it in his s has live up to. wing this soh a progressissa uound states, the latino vote exact in term ideology. themselves as democratic. 42% just eight ago. themselves as republican. a lot of people were talking about it intiehe rephashe white
president obama's victory last t wa thanks tomograp÷@hics. one group that came out latinos. performingter than four years ago when he got 7% of that vote. key incoloradome now is latino focontributor and usa todaymnest raul reyes. i known being here with me this morning. >> mypleasure. >> let's get into this. there was a huge turnout a had courted campaign went aftergressively and it worked. what does it mn now over theears t vote showed uphim.s should be delivered upon. of showing...
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said at that speech deserve a vote on reform to tackle gun violence. vicki's mom and dad, donna and carl accepted the presidential citizen's medal for their daughter at the white house. again, not fading away. and today vicki soto's brother and her sister took their case to capitol hill. they knocked on doors in the senate and the house on behalf of their sister and her students. they made the case. joining are carlee and jillian and carlos matthew soto, the sister and brother of the sandy hook elementary school thank you for being here. i know you've had a really long day already. thank you for joining us. i know you went to families from newtown and virginia tech and aurora. what was it like and how did they react to you guys? >> it was amazing. it was nice to have people who wanted to listen to us, and when were willing to sit there and listen to what we had to say. and it just -- it was nice. and, you know, their reaction was just to listen and to hear what we had to say to listen to us ask for help. and, you know, us ask them what we can do to hel
said at that speech deserve a vote on reform to tackle gun violence. vicki's mom and dad, donna and carl accepted the presidential citizen's medal for their daughter at the white house. again, not fading away. and today vicki soto's brother and her sister took their case to capitol hill. they knocked on doors in the senate and the house on behalf of their sister and her students. they made the case. joining are carlee and jillian and carlos matthew soto, the sister and brother of the sandy hook...
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when asked via twitter if he would stand in the way of immigration reform and the so-called dream act, he simply responded, "complete bs." >>> well, a washington state senator is masponsoring a bill making it legal to deny lbgt services. >>> and later today, president obama will nominate charlotte north carolina mayor anthony fox to be the next transportation department. >>> leave it to partyers in key west to find a way to poke fun at mandatory federal budget cuts. well, this ship that you see right there dubbed the "sea quester" took the place of coast guard at the conch independent republican celebration. it is the first time for 30 years would the guard, all because of funding rollbacks. >>> and the white house now has a tumbler page. officials say they will post the best quotes and photos from president obama and of course, jives. >>> and that is your dish of scrambled politics. >>> coming up, what to expect when you arrive at the airport this week. we have some good news for you. plus, afternoon delight, the golden arches hints at big changes that could be coming to a menu near
when asked via twitter if he would stand in the way of immigration reform and the so-called dream act, he simply responded, "complete bs." >>> well, a washington state senator is masponsoring a bill making it legal to deny lbgt services. >>> and later today, president obama will nominate charlotte north carolina mayor anthony fox to be the next transportation department. >>> leave it to partyers in key west to find a way to poke fun at mandatory federal...
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compared to other presidents, president obama has issued relatively few pardons. although he's ahead of his predecessors in commuting people's sentences. given his recent focus on criminal justice reform there's an open question as to whether or not there might be a o'whole lot more pardon's and commutations coming from president obama before he leaves office. so as we get toward the end of the year everybody's watching for that and we could potentially hear something on that front tomorrow. after the president's news conference tomorrow the president will be leaving for hawaii for his annual christmas vacation in the place where he grew up. on his way, though, he's going to stop in san bernardino california. he's going to meet with victims and families of those killed in the shooting. 14 people were killed, 22 people were injured in the san bernardino attack. and today there was a major, major development in the investigation into what happened in san bernardino. federal prosecutors filed charges today against enrique marquez. he's a 24-year-old neighbor, friend,
compared to other presidents, president obama has issued relatively few pardons. although he's ahead of his predecessors in commuting people's sentences. given his recent focus on criminal justice reform there's an open question as to whether or not there might be a o'whole lot more pardon's and commutations coming from president obama before he leaves office. so as we get toward the end of the year everybody's watching for that and we could potentially hear something on that front tomorrow....
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he urged the lawmakers to tackle immigration reform as soon as possible and encourage them to own obama care. >> we democrats own the health reform issue now for good or ill. we had it. we did it. and there is a lot of good things in that bill. but it really matters how it's implemented. >> lots to talk about tonight. let's turn to john nichols, washington correspondent of the nation magazine. also with us this evening goldie taylor of the goldie taylor project and mike papantonio. urging the dems to go on the offense when it comes to policy. good advice? what do you think? >> exceptionally good advice. the republican party is off message right now. they're struggling with themselves. they're actually under karl rove organizing against one another. and so it's a good message. and it's especially good if he focused on that issue of austerity, saying the democratic party should be the party of growth, not the party of cuts. >> goldie, if the democrats can't get immigration reform done before the midterms, how big of a loss will that be? >> i think it's a real problem. and it will be a cri
he urged the lawmakers to tackle immigration reform as soon as possible and encourage them to own obama care. >> we democrats own the health reform issue now for good or ill. we had it. we did it. and there is a lot of good things in that bill. but it really matters how it's implemented. >> lots to talk about tonight. let's turn to john nichols, washington correspondent of the nation magazine. also with us this evening goldie taylor of the goldie taylor project and mike papantonio....
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the story that wasn't included and the political risk president obama is taking by reform a broken system. plus why students have the entire world of sports watching. >>> good morning. i'm jonathan capehart in for melissa harris-perry. nerdland, the votes are in. 76 northwestern university football players were eligible to cast a secret ballot in one of the more publicized union votes in recent history. and that vote was held early friday morning. we don't know the results yet and we won't be getting any exit polling. not only were reporters not allowed anywhere near the vote, literally kept a certain distance away from the campus building where the players voted, but as the "chicago tribune" reported, we may not know for months what the players decided. why not? northwestern, the university, not the football team, filed an appeal with the national labor relations board on april 9th to overturn the march decision by a regional director that made scholarship athletes on the team employees in the eyes of the law. on thursday, the nlrb agreed to hear out the university's concerns and the bal
the story that wasn't included and the political risk president obama is taking by reform a broken system. plus why students have the entire world of sports watching. >>> good morning. i'm jonathan capehart in for melissa harris-perry. nerdland, the votes are in. 76 northwestern university football players were eligible to cast a secret ballot in one of the more publicized union votes in recent history. and that vote was held early friday morning. we don't know the results yet and we...